too ... much ... text ...

eyes ..... watering ...

AGHHHHHHHH!

*pupils explode*

That broad in the bottom left bears a striking resemblance to Stacy, except of course she doesn't let her three year old run around outside unsupervised.

have you ever met him?

I've met him a few times before, too.

I don't want to get into a personal attack on him. I just think this comic originates from the worst in stereotyping, ignorance, and self importance.

It doesn't matter whether you live on the east or west side, or Holden, for that matter. People are people, and, yes, some have problems. What I see, however (and it is a theme in Chapel's work), is that he is the biggest problem. He always takes the approach that he is an agent for change and justice and good living and we all need simply follow him to the promised land. He is sadly mistaken. Maybe a couple columns should focus on his narrator working on a few of his problems: lack of sympathy and compassion, awareness of social causes that result in less enlightened people than himself, self-absorption, and humility.

Basically, the comic says, "I like to sleep late, and don't wish to be bothered by the antics of you lesser individuals, and your children." Sorry, Doug, get some earplugs, or move where there are few or no people.

Anyone who needs precedent on Doug's character can refer to any of his comic strips or old threads here. Each time he opened his mouth here, whatever his intent, he filled it with his foot and the angry retorts of everybody else on the list. That speaks for itself.

I'll go on record as to say I just plain hate his comics and commentary.  I don't have anything against him personally, but the ranty, condescendly smarmy everything is so so tired.

 Obviously he's forgotten how to be a kid, or just hates kids and because their actions don't fit his schedule, they're hellspawn and the parents are nicely pigeonholed luddites.  Doug,(or anyone, really)  DO you remember being a kid, being up bright and early and just wanting to go outside and play? If you do NOT, I feel really sorry for you. You've given up your youth.  I live this everyday with my kids, and as long as it is a respectable hour, and they are keeping the noise down, then tough shit if you want to sleep til noon...my kids are gonna ride their bikes and have a good time.  Trying to supress youth just for the sake of it is just wrong.

You never hear other kids go "fucking kids... pipe down"...

get my point???

 Amazing.

Do I agree with kids being up til all hours, or whipping trash around? No.  BUt, in light of these rants, I feel "crack of dawn" was more like 9am, and trash all around might as well be a single gum wrapper...I still don't agree with that, but everything is always blown out of proportion in these strips...hey Doug, would you rather the kids be inside all the time playing videogames so your next comic could be about complaining kids are fat and lazy and violent?  Jesus Christ.  You cannot have it both ways, and rarely is everything gonna be YOUR way.  Accept that or find a cave.

unless you've NEVER EVER tossed anything out a window or dropped on the ground, you're no better so pipe down.  What is important as an adult is often negligible to a child.  Doesn't make it right, but that is reality.  That said....

 Do I believe there are plenty of hands-off parents out there who don't give a damn or take the time to teach their kids instead relying on school to raise them? Yes. But don't let the actions of a few paint too broad a generalization of the whole. Single these people out and talk to them instead of making nameless rants on a comic strip like a pussy.  But no one wants to talk to anyone anymore, they're just expected to fall in.

I realize my tone on this post makes me sound as ranty as he does, but it's not coming from a place of anger...just putting another perspective onnit.